Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
अपुत्राश्च मृता ये वै येषां नास्त्युकप्रदः । तेपि तृप्तिं परां यांति मधुस्रवसि तर्पिताः
aputrāśca mṛtā ye vai yeṣāṃ nāstyukapradaḥ | tepi tṛptiṃ parāṃ yāṃti madhusravasi tarpitāḥ
حتى من مات بلا ولد، ومن لا يجد من يقدّم عنه عطايا الشرادها المألوفة—إذا أُرضوا بطقس «تَرْپَنَه» (tarpaṇa) في مدهوسرافا (Madhusravā) بلغوا الرضا الأعلى.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Madhusravā
Type: ghat
Scene: At Madhusravā, water is poured in steady streams (‘honey-flow’ symbolism); the scene feels sweet, soothing, and inclusive, with offerings dedicated to the unremembered dead.
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Kāśī provides compassionate dharmic support even when family lineage-based rites cannot be performed.
Madhusravā Tīrtha.
Tarpaṇa (water oblations) at Madhusravā for departed ancestors, especially those lacking heirs.